Toy basket-ball game



H-- GARVER TO Y BASKET BALL GAME Jan. 3, 1928.

Filed Feb. '3. 1927 t Y INVENTOR.

JYdroZd 'Garz/er! ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 3, 1928, 1

UNITED STATES 4 1,654,968 PATENT OFFICE.

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TOY :sasxn'nnnm. GAME.

Application; i i ledje bruary 3, 1927. Serial No. 1 5,672.

This invention relates .to games andrhore especially to atoy basket ballgame- One important object of the invention is to provide a noveland amusing game ca- Y pable of being played by two or more'persons forming opponents or opposed sidesor teams and which in its playing will-simulate the playing of the well-known game of basket ball although the game apparatus is of suchsize that it canbe conveniently placed on a table or stand.

'nother important-object of the invention is the provision of a novel game of this character wherein the use of springs and other more or less complicated parts are enti-rely eliminated and the construction is of the simplest character. 7

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain'noveldetails' of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. I

In the accompanyingdrawings like characters of reference indlcate like parts in the several views, and: v

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the game apparatus.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view .of a portion of the game apparatus with the cover or top removed to show the internal construction. v

Figure 4 a detail perspective of one of the operating levers.

In the embodiment of the invention here illustrated it will be seen that there is pro- 4 divideddongitudinally lnto synclinally ardiameter than the diameters-of the holes so that the ball, upon dropping into one of the holes, will only haveits lower portion pro jecting belowthe top. Along the side of the g casing are provided-outer ribs 13' which have vided a casing 10 somewhat'resembling a shallow box but the top of this casing is ranged halves '11 which meet at the median line of the top. Along this median line are spaced a number of holes or openings 12 for I the reception of a ball B of some light char acter and this ball is of considerably greater each a set of notches 14:. 7 These notches'14 are arranged nearl opposite the centers of the holes but slight y .ofiset from said centers toward one end or the other.' The notches Figure 3 is a cross'se'ction through therdeof one rib- 13 are staggered with respect tothe notches of the other rib' so thatrthe notches of the first rib are opposite one half of the holes while the notches of'the'second rib are opposite the remaining half of the holes. Similarly, spaced from the outer ribs are inner ribs 15 provided with notches 16 of the same character and arrangement as the notches Q14 and positioned opposite said notches. Thus the notches of the. inner and outer ribs form pairs, one-notchof each pair being in an inner rib and the other notch of the pair bejn'gin the outer rib nearest said.

inner rib. Positioned in the pairs. of notches thus formed are trigger bars 17 notched on, the underside as at 18 to engage the'material eat the bottom of the notches 14 so that these bars cannotslip in-andout. Itwill be seen that these trigger bars have their outer ends projecting through slots 19 so as to be accessible for depression by the operators finger.

Counting the holes from one end of the casing tothe other it will be seen that the trigger bars for the odd numbered holes project from'one side of the casin 'while'the trigger bars for the even num ered holes It will also be seen that the trigger bars on. one side are offset in one direction from the centers ofthe holes while'the trigger bars on the opposite side are oifset in the opposite direction. These trigger bars project "be-- project on the opposite side of said casing.

lation of a goal board 21"carrying the usual I goal -22 in miniature.

In playing the game decision "is made by. lot as to which player or side shall first have possession of the 'ball and which goal they will attack. \It will be noted that there may be as many players as there are tri-gger bars, one player being assigned to each- -bar. When the question; of first play and oal has been settled the winning player places the ball Bin the hole nearest the eenter which has the trig r bar ofi'set away from the goal to be attac ed. The decision .as to which be obtained y dr pp g glayer 0r sidegwag 30 desired toinclude allsuch as properly come 'p'ortions, -saidito i Zing 'havi jg' a top surface 7 '65 synclinal a'ii'sfiri er membe short distance on the top of the casing and allowing it to'roll into one hole or another. In any event one sideawillhave one half of v the holes for its play and the other side '5 have the alternately arranged remaining holes. The side or personstarting the game depresses the trigger of the hole in which a the ball rests. This drives the ball upward. and toward the goal being attacked and the 10 balFmayeither drop this goal or in another hfoleJ Ifit"drops*in'the goal the usual count is made -and the play starts over. If

I it dropsinto another hole belonging to the same player or side that player or side takes a second shot and this continues until the ball drops into; a hole'belonging to'the opposite player orsi'de whereupon'that side or. player manipulates his trigger bars untileither a" goal is made or the ball drops into a hole b'elongin to the first" player o'rside. There a'sthus been provided a simple and 'efli'cient device of the kind described andsfor the purpose specifiedi J a ,It ,is-obvious that minor changes may be madeinthe form' and construction" of the I inventioniwith'out departing from the ma- "terial spirit thereof. It is not', therefore, de- 'sired 'to confine the invention-to theexa'ct form herein shown and described, but'it'is within the scope claimed. 1 a Havingthus described the invention, what" is'fblgiiiiid asjnew, is2 y p iriEtoybasket 'ballgame including washaving; a top "surface provided with: "'syhclinalflongitudinally extending half top the-is clinal ax1s,'trig er members beneath said oles andiarrange to project. laterally? 40 beyond the sid s ot. thecasing for depression oi the laterally extending portion's'by digital' operation whereby to: mov'e theparts be-.

*neath the holes upwardly, said trigger members'being arranged ,allQt-riately for moving iotherg" and a ball of "'grater-diameterfthan the'ihole's and; adapted" to" rest] in- )any one of-said holes with its 'lowerportion p1'o v "'df'th'e respective trigger member; X iii slgaske't ball game acluding-a c"as-. I pif iftled withIsy-n; 611111116 1 g dirian extendinfiihalf top poretions, sai i phaving holes'sp fed alongrthe,

heath said rem-11y, -be-;

holes Rand af izinge to .projec i I casing ham a-P heiiim having holes spaced alon spective trigger member, and. notched ribs extending longitudinally of the casing, said I trigger membersresting in the notches 'of saidribs.

'3. A toy basket ball game includingfa ng a top surface. provided with synclinal longitudinally extending half-top portions, said top having holes spacedalong the synclinal axis, trigger .mernbers beneath said' holes and arranged-"to project laterally beyond the sides of the. casing for'depressiojn ofthe laterally. extending portions by digital operation whereby to move-the parts beneath j I the holes upwardly,'said vtrigger membersbeing arranged alternately for moving a ball towards one end of the-casing-orthe other,"

aball of-grea'ter diameterjthan the'holes and adapted to rest in any one f fiaid' holes -with its'lower portion rojetlfrg foelow" the 'top 5 supported above the casingat-each end tli'ereof. j i '7 I a 4; A- toy basket ball game including a cas '90 inghaving a top surface providedwith syn-.v v clinal longitudinally extending lialftop portions, saidtop haying'holes spaced along the synclinal axis, trig er members beneath; said N holes'and arranged to project laterally beyondgthe sides of the. casing for depressionof thelate'rally-extending portions bydigitals"ect1ve trigger member", goal pockets joperation whereby to move the/parts beneath the holes upwardly, said, trigger members k, v he ing arranged alternately for moving a ball 4 5 a ballwtowa'rds one efidgif the casing or the;

towards one endof the casing or *the other, a ba'llof greater diameter than the holesfand adapted to restin any one-of said holes with its} lower portion projecting beloiiythe top 'antli'n the path of the inner enddfthe re-' sphtive" trigger member. notched "ribs ex tending longitudinally of theicasing, said, trigger member'sfresting in the "notches of s'aid' -ribs, and goal pockets supported above thecasing at each end thereof. In tcstlmony'whereof I allix i'ny.signature'..--

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